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Speed led to 75-car pileup on I-95, speed limit sign recordings show
CARMEL | Most drivers in the area were traveling at least 10 mph over the posted 45-mph speed limit around the time of a …
LePage vows to spend ‘rest of my days’ fighting opponents of income tax cuts
BANGOR | Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday took his budget-promotion roadshow to the Queen City, where he pledged to fight in 2016 to defeat …
Cousin raising money to buy Dexter couple a car after theirs was destroyed in I-95 pileup
A Dexter man said he felt like an unwilling participant in a demolition derby when he got caught up in the middle …
REGION:
Holden crash snarls Route 1A traffic during evening commute
3 hours agoTraffic on U.S. Route 1A returned to normal after it was disrupted …
Route 2 reduced to one lane due to Etna structure fire
Motorists are being asked to avoid Route 2 in Etna, which is …
Secretary of state’s office says to beware the Maine Council for Corporations
PORTLAND | The Maine Secretary of State’s Office has issued a warning to businesses …
- Married in Maine: Portland makes top 12 list
- U.S. ambassador to South Korea slashed in face by assailant
- Darren Wilson won’t face federal charges in Ferguson shooting
- Florida shooting inadmissible in Aaron Hernandez murder trial
- Waldo County man gets 18 months for threatening to kill ex-girlfriend, child
- Lewiston firm to invest $6 million in equipment upgrades
Opinion
EDITORIALS
Why Maine should keep paying for students to take the SAT
For nearly a decade, Maine’s high school juniors have had little choice in a testy matter: It has been a state requirement that they take …
Sports
Five-class proposal could create new Maine basketball tourney rivals
One reason Maine Principals’ Association committees have proposed adding a fifth class to the state’s high school basketball ranks beginning next season is to reduce …
Health
VITAL SIGNS
How the Obamacare Supreme Court ruling could affect Maine
The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that could gut Obamacare. The case will decide the fate of the health reform law’s …
Business
Greenville bakery, resort and new tavern seek business grants
Two existing businesses in Greenville are looking to improve their facilities and another one will be starting from scratch next year. All …
Living
#MAINE
Married in Maine: Portland makes top 12 list
While tropical locations might be what most people imagine for destination weddings, DatingAdvice.com offers a dozen unexpected alternatives — including Maine’s own Port City. Portland takes fourth …
Outdoors
Outdoors
From snow shelters to building fires, Maine Boy Scouts test winter survival skills
EDDINGTON | A year after three Boy Scouts took a wrong turn and got stuck on a sheer cliff while hiking Blackcap Mountain, requiring …
Food
Coffee Now
Find coffee, dinner or beer in downtown Bangor using our new tool
Coffee Now allows you to see what downtown Bangor businesses are serving the food you’re looking for right now.
Events
CULTURE SHOCK
Lady Antebellum to return to Bangor Waterfront, with guest Hunter Hayes
Lady Antebellum, multi-platinum country trio, will play its third concert at the Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion this summer, when they return to Bangor on Thursday, June …
